Words pointing from Truth to Truth return to Emptiness once their mission is complete. Therefore, they are not to be displayed in the museum of the mind. By turning living words into rigid concepts, they become a sarcophagus for the aspirant.
The one who walks without desire, expectation or identity, is called the Buddha.
Ultimately, it is freedom from even the concept of freedom that we seek. It is the end of all striving.
What hurts most is having to live as a 'me'
instead of pure 'I'-awareness.
instead of pure 'I'-awareness.